__NOTOC__ Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma (1891 – 7 January 1963) was an

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

historian, who worked at the

Andhra University Andhra University (IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest do ...

. The ''Mallampalli Somasekhara Sarma Historical Research Foundation'' was established in

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in honour of Sarma. It awards annual memorial awards in his name to acclaimed historians of Andhra.

Works

* ''A Forgotten Chapter of Andhra History (History of the Musunūri Nāyaks)'', Andhra University, 1945.Excerpts from worldcat database
/ref> * ''History of Reddi Kingdoms (circa. 1325 A.D. to circa 1448 A.D.)'', Andhra University, 1946. The two books ''Forgotten Chapter'' and ''History of Reddi Kingdoms'' deal with the immediate aftermath of the fall of the

Kakatiya Empire The Kakatiya dynasty (IAST: Kākatīya) was an Indian dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region comprising present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of eastern Karnataka and southern Odisha between 12th and 14th centuries. Th ...

, the former covering the history of

Musunuri Nayakas The Musunuri Nayakas were warrior kings of 14th-century South India who were briefly significant in the region of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka is said to have taken a leadership role among the Andhra chieftains and driv ...

and the latter the history of

Reddi kingdom The Reddi kingdom or Kondavidu Reddi kingdom (1325–1448 CE) was established in southern India by Prolaya Vema Reddi. Most of the region that was ruled by the Reddi dynasty is now part of modern-day coastal and central Andhra Pradesh. Orig ...

Reception

Sarma hypothesised that the Reddi kings were subordinate to the Musunuri chiefs during their inception: The theory was criticised by historian M. Rama Rao, who noted that the founder of the Reddi line,

Prolaya Vema Reddi The Reddi kingdom or Kondavidu Reddi kingdom (1325–1448 CE) was established in southern India by Prolaya Vema Reddi. Most of the region that was ruled by the Reddi dynasty is now part of modern-day coastal and central Andhra Pradesh. Orig ...

, predated Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka. He concludes: Modern historian Cynthia Talbot has warned against taking the inscriptional evidence at face value. She also demonstrated that Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka being a lord of 75 subordinates was a formulaic device.: For instance,

Rudrama Devi Rudrama Devi, also Maharani Rudramma Devi, was a queen of the Kakatiya dynasty in the Deccan Plateau from 1263 to 1289 (or 1295) until her death. She was among the women to rule as monarchs in India and promoted a male image in order to do so ...

was mentioned to have had 75 subordinate chiefs,

Prataparudra Pratāparudra (r. c. 1289–1323), also known as Rudradeva II, was the last ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty of India. He ruled the eastern part of Deccan, with his capital at Warangal. Prataparudra succeeded his grandmother Rudramadevi as the Ka ...

77 subordinates, Velugoti chiefs 77 subordinates, Induluris 72 subordinates, etc.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Somasekhara Sarma, Mallampalli 1963 deaths 1891 births 20th-century Indian historians Historians of India History of Andhra Pradesh